in america, it makes no sense. it may make sense in liberal san francisco, but in my district, it doesn't. for the rest of the united states, it doesn't. let's save america from this fate. let's save the american system. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from rhode island. >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: as this congress takes up the debate to fix our nation's health care crisis by passing universal health care, i'd like to take a minute to talk about a family from rhode island. barbara is the mother of two boys, one of whom has hemophilia. three months of his medicine costs $1 million, not to mention doctor offices -- doctor visits and hospitalizations. she also has multiple sclowscle roe sis. -- sclerosis. she has insurance, but is held hostage. there are families like barbara's struggling to afford to keep the coverage they have or to get it in the first place. it's ti